The William S. Burroughs Letter consists of a single item in Burroughs' hand and
signed by him, on the letterhead of the Restaurant Arc-en-ciel, Paris. The letter
is a humorous sketch about a restaurant
("Chez Robert") that serves "transcendental cuisine" -- the food becomes more and
more appalling but the diners are too
intimidated by its reputation to object.

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Special Collections Research Center has holdings relating to several other Beat writers,
including Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones), Allen Ginsberg, Chandler Brossard, Jack Micheline,
and Jack Kerouac. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index
for a complete listing.